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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
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John Bowden

Chris Christie attacks Trump for diverting campaign funds to legal battles: ‘Cheapest SOB I’ve ever met’

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Chris Christie is not resisting any chance to point out his criticisms of former President Donald Trump, and did so again on Tuesday over reports detailing the ex-president’s choice to divert a larger share of his campaign donations toward his legal defence efforts.

The change was first reported by The New York Times on Sunday, and came in the form of an edit to the fine print on Mr Trump’s donation page hosted by the WinRed platform. Previously, just one per cent of those donations through the platform were diverted to the Save America PAC, the outside spending vessel that the candidate has used to front the costs for his legal battles. According to new text that appeared this spring, that share has increased to 10 per cent.

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